Combination powder container and puff



. Jan. 23, 1934. w. w. WUTZKE ET AL COMBINATION POWDER CONTAINER ANDPUFF Filed Dec. 7, 1932 Patented den. 23, 1934 1,944,204 CQMBINATIONPQWDER CONTAINER AND PUFF Waldemar W. Wutzke and John J. Mitchell, De-

trcit, Mich; said Mitchell assignor to said Application December '7,1932. Serial No. 646,112

4 Claims.

It is obviously generally known that face powder is indispensable forwomen and particularly the powder puff, some form of which is necessaryto carry upon the person at all times.

In the various old methods employed the puff is supplied with as muchpowder as it will contain for temporary use, this quantity however isfar from being adequate for any great period, consequently the supply ofpowder is exhausted when it is probably most seriously required.

The outstanding advantage of our invention is that we have completelyovercome this difficulty as we have provided a neat compact devicehaving a metal container of sufficient capacity to contain a quantity offace powder. The container is substantially secured to a disc of fabricand a cotton-like material is secured to the underneath surface of thedisc and the container being bottomless the powder is sifted through thepuff as the device is shaken for this purpose.

It will become readily apparent during the course of the followingdetailed description, iliustrated throughout the accompanying drawing,and in the appended claims, that our invention possesses furtheradvantages for the intended purpose.

With reference to the drawing, which forms an important part of ourdisclosure, reference being had to the designating characters which aresimilar to those in the specification:

Figure l is a top plan View of the complete invention, showing thecontainer normally open.

Figure 2 is a partial top plan View of the invention, indicating thecontainer in a closed position.

Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged longitudinal section of the inventiontaken substantially upon line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the complete invention showing a modifiedmaterial for the fabric disc.

The invention comprises a metal face powder container having sleeve 1,which is formed as shown in Figure 3 and having peripheral flange 2formed thereon. The top edge of sleeve 1 being slightly inwardly turnedas at 3. Fabric disc 4 is provided and has a round opening in the centerthereof to permit the close passage of sleeve 1 therewith. Cup shapedmember 5 is also provided and has peripheral flange 6 and is adapted totelescopically engage sleeve 1 with disc 4 intermediate flanges 2 and 6as indicated. Cap '7 is rotatably secured to the convex top surface ofcup member 5 and is retained in this relation by virtue of theperipheral formation 8 of cap '7 extending over a plurality of raisedbosses 9 of cup member 5. Opening 10 is provided in cap '7 and cupmember 5 respectively in order that both of said openings will beperfectly aligned when the container is in a maximum opened position asshown in Figure 1, and it is understood that by rotating cap 7approximately 180 degrees in either direction the container iscompletely closed as clearly indicated in Figure 2. The advantage ofthis type of enclosure for the container is that it is very easilyoperated and is positively closed or opened at will. It is furtherunderstood that opening 10 may be partially opened if preferred.Referring more particularly to Figure 3 it is clearly observed that theface powder will occupy the position as semi-indicated at A and that aquantity of cotton-like material 11 is provided with cheese cloth 12suspended in said material Where indicated, and which permits saidpowder to sift through the material consistent with Hi the manner inwhich the device is shaken for this purpose. It is also observed thatthe peripheral edge of material 11 and disc a are continuouslystitched'as at 13.

Referring to Figure 4; a material of a different fabricated nature isshown as a modified form for the disc of the device, otherwise theconstruction thereof remains the same.

While we have described and illustrated herein a single embodiment ofour invention the same is nevertheless susceptible to certain minorchanges in the details of construction or of the esign, provided thisbecomes necessary during any probable further developments for themarket, however in any event a departure from the general principle asdisclosed would be consistently avoided.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, a face powder container, thesaid container having a sleeve with a peripheral flange formed thereon,a fabricated disc for the device, also a cup shaped member, said memberhaving a similar peripheral flange formed thereon and adapted totelescopically engage the said sleeve with the aforesaid disc disposedintermediate both of the said flanges, for the express purpose as setforth.

2. In a device of the character described, a face powder containerhaving a sleeve, a cup shaped 19 member adapted to telescopically engagethe said sleeve, a cap rotatably secured to the said cup shaped member,an opening within the top of the said cup shaped member and in the topof the said cap, the said openings to align when the container is in anopened position and the opening in the said member to be closedresponsive to the rotatable movement of the said cap, also means uponthe cup shaped member for retaining said cap and member in theiroperative relation comprising a peripheral flange upon said cap tointerlock a corresponding flange upon said cup shaped member.

3. In a device of the character described, a face powder container and afabricated disc for the same, the said disc having an opening in thecenter thereof and adapted to receive the said container in a permanentfixed relation, a cottonlike material secured to the entire underneathsurface of the said disc and forming therebya powder puff, a disc-likeportion of perforated material within the said puIT for permitting thepowder to sift through the puff responsive to the v1- bration of thedevice, for the intended purpose.

4. In a combination powder container and puff, a powder containercomprising a sleeve, a cup shaped member adapted to telescopicallyengage the said sleeve, a cap adapted to rotatably engage said cupshaped member, a fabricated disc for the container, means for securingthe said container to the said disc, means whereby the container may bemanually opened and closed at will, a powder puff secured to theunderneath surface of the said disc and means Within the said pufi forsifting the powder within the aforesaid container through the puffresponsive to vibrating the device for the purpose as described.

WALDEMAR W. WUTZKE. JOHN J. MITCHELL.

